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“What are they smoking?” It was one day before Iowa State played Ohio State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and the question pulled me back from an insane fantasy in which I …
Iowa lawmakers are headed down a path they should not be on. The state’s largest power company, MidAmerican Energy Co., is urging the Legislature to overturn an environmentally friendly rule that’s worked for more than …
It’s time for a reality check at the Statehouse.
Less than a year after Iowa Republicans approved the most sweeping tax law rewrite in two decades, it appears that one key aspect of the new …
Recent biographies of founding fathers John Marshall and Joseph Warren provide fresh insights into the namesakes of three Central Iowa counties.
Marshall, after whom Marshall County is named, is the best known. As the fourth …
Don Wiviott has a unique perspective on agriculture that could help Iowa farmers and the planet.
That might seem strange since most of his life experiences have little to do with agriculture.
He grew up …
“I have the solution,” said a muffled voice as I walked out of the downtown library.
It was my friend K.C., buried deep inside a dark blue parka, his face barely visible beneath the insulated …
Iowa school districts are in something of a pickle. The problem involves the way they pay for new facilities and repairs to old buildings, including the installation of modern security systems.
Like anything that involves …
The federal debt is something we rarely consider, not even during elections, like last year’s. It’s a wonky topic that most politicians, let alone voters, do not understand. That’s unfortunate, because the government pays interest …
There is an interesting possibility for the Des Moines Register in the unsolicited bid of hedge-fund-backed Digital First Media for Gannett Co. Analysts have suggested the hedge fund’s goal is to bleed profits from Gannett’s …
You may have heard about the seven Des Moines Register journalists who took the company’s recent buyout — five reporters, an artist and a photographer with a combined 195 years of service. Three others who …
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